"Ye Chen?"
Tu Xiao contemplated, feeling the name seemed familiar.
The other five in the hall hadn't heard of Ye Chen's name. Originally, they wanted to say some tough words, but seeing Tu Xiao lost in thought, they held back.
Suddenly, Tu Xiao seemed to recall something. He looked at Tang Hu and hastily asked, "Is the Ye Chen you're talking about around fifteen or sixteen?"
"Yeah," Tang Hu replied, somewhat surprised.
"Oh!" Tu Xiao exclaimed as if thunderstruck.
He was certain that the Ye Chen Tang Hu encountered was the one who won first place in the East Base City's Third Institute's major competition.
During the competition, Tu Xiao was on the judging panel.
Originally, there were only nine people on the judging panel, but because he was the strongest in the poor district, he received an invitation. Mind you, the other nine were influential figures in East Base City, and he was just a nobody!
Tang Hu and others were stunned, not understanding why their big brother reacted this way.
"Big brother, you're not trying to tell us that Ye Chen has some extraordinary background, right?" Tang Hu asked Tu Xiao cautiously.
Others also looked at Tu Xiao eagerly, wanting to know how he would respond.
Tu Xiao sighed heavily and recounted the events of the Third Institute's major competition in East Base City.
What?
Tang Hu and others were all stunned.
"But big brother, based on what you're saying, Ye Chen is at most a super genius. Are you afraid of a student?" Tang Hu asked, puzzled.
Tu Xiao's face darkened. "You don't understand anything! Do you know who Ye Chen's backer is?"
"Who is it?"
"Liu Xinghe!"
The number one powerhouse in East Base City, Liu Xinghe?
Tang Hu and others were astonished; they had never imagined that Ye Chen's backer was Liu Xinghe.
"We're nothing in front of Liu Xinghe. With a snap of his fingers, he could wipe us out," Tu Xiao said.
Tang Hu and others became fearful. They had never encountered someone like Ye Chen in the poor district before. This time, they had kicked a hornet's nest.
"Big brother, what do we do now?" Tang Hu looked at Tu Xiao in shock.
"What else can we do? We can only beg Ye Chen for forgiveness," Tu Xiao said, looking at them. "Prepare a substantial gift; we'll go together."
...
Ye Chen lay on the bed, and the knocking sound came again.
"Ye Chen, are you there?"
It was Lin Man's voice.
Ye Chen got up and opened the door.
"Ye Chen, I'm still worried," Lin Man said to Ye Chen.
"Worried?" Ye Chen was a bit puzzled. "Man Jie, what are you worried about?"
Lin Man looked at Ye Chen. "I think you should hide. After all, the Ghost Shadow Gang's influence is too strong."
Looking at Lin Man's anxiety, Ye Chen felt a strange feeling he couldn't describe.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a random treasure chest."
Ye Chen was surprised. A random treasure chest?
He opened the chest:
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a low-level talent."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Frost Talent."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining two opportunities to impart talents to others."
Hiss!
Ye Chen was somewhat stunned.
He didn't care much about the low-level talent, but this Frost Talent?
This was an elemental talent!
And it was a natural elemental talent. Having this talent would make one a peerless genius sought after by major forces.
He suddenly looked at Lin Man. Of course, he knew Lin Man had always harbored a dream of becoming a warrior.
"Man Jie, do you want to become a warrior?" Ye Chen looked at Lin Man.
Lin Man was startled, not expecting Ye Chen to suddenly say such words.
"What's the use of wanting? I don't even have a talent."
Lin Man shook her head.